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AMD

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Close $284.49EOD only
Max Pain
$255.00
Next expiry Apr 24, 2026
Expected Move
±$13.88
4.9% from close
Price Gap
-29.49
Distance to max pain
IV Rank
41
Middle-high premium
P/C OI
1.05
Balanced positioning
Consensus
6.0/10
Bullish tilt
Published snapshot: Apr 21, 2026 close
End-of-day snapshot

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Published Snapshot
Apr 21, 2026 close
AMD Flow Report
Analysis based on market close April 22, 2026

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Flow Verdict

BiasBullish
Confirmation: Large positive GEX (+$90.7M) and bullish flow regime; heavy call prints near 297.5–302.5 and net premium tilt confirm upside pinning
Invalidation: Spot drops below major put concentration (~285–290) or GEX/flow flips negative, or VIX spikes sharply (>~25) with rising put demand
Confidence:
7.5 / 10
base 5; +2 GEX/flow strongly aligned; +1 GEX positive (pinning); -1 spot 16.7% from MP; +0.5 VIX 19

Watch next session: spot vs 297–300; GEX/dex changes; follow unusual put prints 285–300; VIX move and put/call ratio shifts

Flow Summary

Net premium: +$642.8M bullish

P/C volume ratio: 0.70

P/C OI ratio: 1.06

Bullish pinning: dealer hedges and concentrated option flow create positive gamma supporting ~297–302 area; downside guarded by large short-dated put interest but would invalidate on a swift break below 285–290 or volatility surge.

Notable Prints

#1
AMD 2026-04-24 $295.00 Put
Vol: 12,776
OI: 139
Vol/OI: 91.9x
IV: 60.6%
Notional: ~$4.1M
Intent: aggressive put buying (short-dated hedge)
Dual read: could be large sell-to-open

Read-through: dealer hedging increases downside gamma near 295

#2
AMD 2026-04-24 $292.50 Put
Vol: 5,693
OI: 106
Vol/OI: 53.7x
IV: 61.7%
Notional: ~$1.5M
Intent: short-dated protective buys
Dual read: or OTM put sales

Read-through: adds pin pressure ~292-295

#3
AMD 2026-04-24 $300.00 Put
Vol: 22,488
OI: 600
Vol/OI: 37.5x
IV: 59.0%
Notional: ~$10.9M
Intent: hedge/insurance buys
Dual read: possible directional bearish sale

Read-through: concentrates downside gamma at 300

#4
AMD 2026-05-01 $300.00 Put
Vol: 3,399
OI: 100
Vol/OI: 34.0x
IV: 60.0%
Notional: ~$3.5M
Intent: multi-day hedge
Dual read: institutional timing trade

Read-through: extends protection beyond 4/24

#5
AMD 2026-04-24 $290.00 Put
Vol: 14,276
OI: 740
Vol/OI: 19.3x
IV: 62.5%
Notional: ~$2.9M
Intent: protective buying
Dual read: or liquidity sale

Read-through: deepens pin zone 285-300

Institutional Positioning

Call additions: Large call buys at 297.5–302.5 exp 4/24 (OI 2k/1.7k, vol-led).

Put additions: Significant short-dated put prints 285–300 exp 4/24–5/01 (heavy volume, elevated IV).

GEX/DEX consistency: GEX +$90.7M and DEX +90M shares broadly align with dealer activity but not determinative alone.

OI clusters: OI clusters: puts concentrated 285–297.5 (notable OI at 285,290,297.5); calls cluster 297.5–302.5; sustained clusters weigh heavier than isolated tickets.

Hedging evidence: Put-heavy short-dated activity suggests dealer hedging/collars into weeklies; evidence moderate given mixed ticket sizes.

Max pain context: Spot above MP; flows and GEX imply some pinning pressure potential toward ~290–298 by expiry, confidence moderate (50–70%) due to single-ticket noise and limited time-decay confirmation.

Signal vs Noise

~Signal: large short-dated put/call blocks with high vol/oi ratios near 285–302.
~Signal: GEX/DEX magnitude supports dealer pinning hedges as a plausible outcome.
~Noise: single-ticket prints with low OI vs sustained clusters reduce certainty.

Key Conclusions

📌Flow and GEX/DEX point to potential dealer-driven pinning into 4/24, confidence moderate.
⚠️Elevated short-dated put volume and IV imply skewed tail risk; manage downside exposure.
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